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Modern Library: 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950 - Page 2

The authors have chosen the 200 books since 1950 that they consider to be the best. It includes some familiar names and some surprises. Witty and controversial, their aim is to encourage reading.
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Angel (Elizabeth Taylor)
Angel
41
Elizabeth Taylor
The Fountain Overflows
The Fountain Overflows
42
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
43
Chinua Achebe
Anecdotes of Destiny (Karen Blixen)
Anecdotes of Destiny
44
Karen Blixen
From the Terrace (John O'Hara)
From the Terrace
45
John O'Hara
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Alan Sillitoe)
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
46
Alan Sillitoe
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
47
William S. Burroughs
A Heritage and Its History (Ivy Compton-Burnett)
A Heritage and Its History
48
Ivy Compton-Burnett
Little Disturbances (Grace Paley)
Little Disturbances
49
Grace Paley
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
50
Harper Lee
The Balkan Trilogy (Olivia Manning)
The Balkan Trilogy
51
Olivia Manning
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
52
John Updike
Rabbit Redux (John Updike)
Rabbit Redux
53
John Updike
Rabbit Is Rich (John Updike)
Rabbit Is Rich
54
John Updike
Rabbit at Rest (John Updike)
Rabbit at Rest
55
John Updike
Jeeves in the Offing (P.G. Wodehouse)
Jeeves in the Offing
56
P.G. Wodehouse
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
57
Joseph Heller
A House for Mr. Biswas (V.S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr. Biswas
58
V.S. Naipaul
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
59
Muriel Spark
Riders in the Chariot (Patrick White)
Riders in the Chariot
60
Patrick White
That's How It Was (Maureen Duffy)
That's How It Was
61
Maureen Duffy
The Reivers (William Faulkner)
The Reivers
62
William Faulkner
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
63
Doris Lessing
Girl With Green Eyes
Girl With Green Eyes
64
Ship of Fools (Katherine Anne Porter)
Ship of Fools
65
Katherine Anne Porter
The Little Girls (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Little Girls
66
Elizabeth Bowen
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
67
John Le Carré
The Group (Mary McCarthy)
The Group
68
Mary McCarthy
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
69
Sylvia Plath
Herzog (Saul Bellow)
Herzog
70
Saul Bellow
Heartland (Wilson Harris)
Heartland
71
Wilson Harris
Last Exit to Brooklyn (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Last Exit to Brooklyn
72
Hubert Selby Jr.
Memoirs of a Peon (Frank Sargeson)
Memoirs of a Peon
73
Frank Sargeson
The Interpreters (Wole Soyinka)
The Interpreters
74
Wole Soyinka
The Magus (John Fowles)
The Magus
75
John Fowles
A Jest of God
A Jest of God
76
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
77
Jean Rhys
The Jewel in the Crown (Paul Scott)
The Jewel in the Crown
78
Paul Scott
Cotter's England (Christina Stead)
Cotter's England
79
Christina Stead
The Confessions of Nat Turner (William Styron)
The Confessions of Nat Turner
80
William Styron
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